Before Samuta Avea can help lead the University of Hawai’i basketball team to victories next year, he’ll be busy helping Kahuku High School win a lot this season.
Avea, who signed a National Letter of Intent with Hawai’i last month, is a 6-foot-6 senior guard/forward for the Red Raiders. He played a key supporting role in Kahuku’s 60-54 upset of Mount Vernon of New York in the opening round of the ‘Iolani Classic on Saturday night.
“It was great, not a lot of Hawai’i teams get to go up against this kind of competition,” Avea said. “We went in with a chip on our shoulder and got it done.